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‘Mariam doesn’t know whether Dina’s a virgin, but if she were in her place, she now thinks—under the threat of her family finding out that she wasn’t—she would say she had been raped. To them, that would be better than knowing she had sinned willingly.’
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Changing the Financial Climate
A pragmatic approach to the green economy is required to develop effective strategies for solving the most important problems facing Nigeria today. A greener economy will provide better income opportunities, as well as tackle the need for social and financial inclusion.
When Maasaiphobia Became Policy
The Maasai have become strangers, victims, and miserable paupers on the lands that are rightly theirs, this author writes.
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COP Returns to Africa
Regardless of Egypt’s motivations or whether or not COP 27 is ‘African’, the vast majority of the consequences wrought by the climate crisis, are. Africa, therefore, needs to confront the crisis head-on.
Africa’s Role in the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Hot Outside
Changing the Financial Climate
A pragmatic approach to the green economy is required to develop effective strategies for solving the most important problems facing Nigeria today. A greener economy will provide better income opportunities, as well as tackle the need for social and financial inclusion.
When Maasaiphobia Became Policy
The Maasai have become strangers, victims, and miserable paupers on the lands that are rightly theirs, this author writes.
Climate Change and Food Security
COP Returns to Africa
Regardless of Egypt’s motivations or whether or not COP 27 is ‘African’, the vast majority of the consequences wrought by the climate crisis, are. Africa, therefore, needs to confront the crisis head-on.
